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EU trade chief says Mercosur free-trade deal is important
© Reuters/JOHANNA GERONEU Commission VP Dombrovskis gives a news conference, in Brussels
PARIS (Reuters) - The free-trade treaty between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur is important, EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a parliamentary hearing in France, Dombrovskis also said that the European Union was working with Mercosur on additional commitments on deforestation and climate sustainability under the Paris agreement.
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"It is important to have such a deal," he told French lawmakers.
France said last month there was no chance at the moment that it would ratify the free-trade deal between the two blocs.
(Reporting by Matthieu Protard; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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